Water tank cargo barrier GQ

Hi Folks,

It’s time for a water storage solution for the Gq.

For me it has to be behind the cargo barrier and for the life of me I can’t find a tank that is tapered for the cargo barrier but also can sit in that dip footwell 100mm deep and come up on the sides without a custom SS tank.

I’ve seen a lot of people use this Boab one and just build a false floor in the dip footwell thing which I think is my only option.

Before I head down this path, does anyone have other options or ideas or other tank suggestions?

This is 50L Boab which will sit nicely behind barrier but need to build false floor.

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum.../2024/01/7.jpg


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As a drop in solution I think thats pretty good. Just make sure the tank filler has a little breather, can be a mm or 2 in size ( you could go as small as a plastic garden spray fitting for example - I use a 3mm lin with an air fitting into a socket port in the top of the tank) so when the water is drawn out it wont suck the tank in, and as mentioned also, go for a smallish tap opening. I have discharge hoses going to both sides and they have a chain to keep the tap upright and also at least equal to the water level - very easy for a tap to be accidentally left open or get knocked and you lose the lot. If you go this way the hoses can be long enough for the kids to wash their hands outside of the car and you can also drape it into a pot for cooking- trim the length so it doesnt hit the ground.

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Just make sure the tank filler has a little breather

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Would something like a diff breather work...

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There is/was a mob who did bladders that fit in the rear 1/4 guards. Can’t think of who it was though.


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Would something like a diff breather work...

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Yes perfect John

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There is/was a mob who did bladders that fit in the rear 1/4 guards. Can’t think of who it was though.


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Bladders can have a residual smell about thm and taint the water - yes they can be manufactured from 'food grade materials' however still leech into the water. The tanks are usually Polyethylene or polypropylene and they are a closed cell format and dont contain volatiles.

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Bladders can have a residual smell about thm and taint the water - yes they can be manufactured from 'food grade materials' however still leech into the water. The tanks are usually Polyethylene or polypropylene and they are a closed cell format and dont contain volatiles.

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I remember Rossco put a bladder in for our last Simpson trip and that was undrinkable, literally tasted like pool water lol

Just get a local fab shop 2 make you a custom S/S tank, we do custom tanks with most of our canopy / tray builds

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This is the custom 31SS tank I had made in 1997, cost $1200 back then, fits exactly where you want it in a GQ, Andy has seen it and like it, no idea what it would cost today, suspect double

HDPE (High Density Polyethylene) and or Stainless Steel [emoji106][emoji106]
Thicker the quality better on HDPE [emoji736][emoji736]
For some reason HDPE floats on water where other plasticooooy variants don’t, must have something to do with it [emoji123][emoji123][emoji736][emoji736]


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All sorted gents, just found this sitting in some blokes shed near me and it fits perfectly [emoji106]

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I picked up a 45 litre poly tank for less than $100 a few months ago, might have got it from 4xFour spares or whatever they're called. You can almost fit 2 of 'em behind the front seat on the floor.

You can fix the bad taste by putting in vinegar or bicarb of soda.

Take a look at caravan tanks, they are $$$$$$ cheaper.

FWIW: Best H20 - Proper thick HDPE auxiliary expensive purchases I have ever made some decades ago from ‘Opposite Lock’ IIRC near Mitcham-Vic, maybe downsized to Bayswater now?

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...2024/01/16.jpg

Have kept Loved ones [emoji3059] and Top workers [emoji123] hydrated with perfect Victoriastan tasting water all over this country [emoji736][emoji736]

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BTW: A brilliant design, taps are in-built for nuffy ripping in & out of carriers on our twucks [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]


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While we are on the topic of water tanks, what are people's thoughts on these.

https://www.outbackequipment.com.au/...-tank-40-litrehttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...2024/01/19.jpg

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While we are on the topic of water tanks, what are people's thoughts on these.

https://www.outbackequipment.com.au/...-tank-40-litrehttp://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...2024/01/19.jpg

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Good shit mate. Proper poly and gravity fed outlets are a winner as long as it fits your hump, sits flat on the floor and doesn’t stress the tank over corrugating etc.

Too Pissed ‘TP’ to major advert read properly but the linky said something like “Poly” [emoji23]
Was it PP or PE, meaning‘Polypropylene’ or ‘Polyethylene’ and was it Lineal Low or High Density [emoji3590][emoji41][emoji897]


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I likey fresh tasting water [emoji97][emoji23]


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PP (Polypropylene) is cheap soft and permeable…..LLDPE is harder (Lineal Low Density Polyethylene) much betterer……please do seek for caring loved ones, HDPE (High Density Polyethylene)
Top of the Pops, is the only personally known plastic that when cut into tiny shards will not sink in a testing bath of water. [emoji97] ….aka resists H2O hot [emoji3062] outback Jerry Can temperatures [emoji123][emoji123][emoji106][emoji106]


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I knows where ya live hillbilly.

Suck my HDPE city boy [emoji23]


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FWIW: Sometimes it’s worth seeking/keeping TOP water/fuel cans in your possession, the future holds disposable single use failures a plenty [emoji22][emoji22]


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Originally Posted by AB

Hi Folks,

It’s time for a water storage solution for the Gq.

For me it has to be behind the cargo barrier and for the life of me I can’t find a tank that is tapered for the cargo barrier but also can sit in that dip footwell 100mm deep and come up on the sides without a custom SS tank.

I’ve seen a lot of people use this Boab one and just build a false floor in the dip footwell thing which I think is my only option.

Before I head down this path, does anyone have other options or ideas or other tank suggestions?

This is 50L Boab which will sit nicely behind barrier but need to build false floor.

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum.../2024/01/7.jpg


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Pretty sure/maybe them ‘Boabs’ are HDPE safe as Houses [emoji536][emoji536] expensive though [emoji22][emoji3590][emoji3590]


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